That Guy
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I just acquired a nice Ruger M77 with a heavy barrel in 6MM Remington, apparently manufactured in 1972. I'm hoping to build a precision rifle - it already has an incredible Timney trigger installed. When I can afford it I"m going to put a nice scope and glass bedded stock on the gun. I'm not building a bench rest rifle, per se, more like a nice heavy duty rifle that can reach out to 500 - 600 yards.
But for reloading, I'm wondering if anyone else here reloads for 6mm? This gun has a 1:9 twist, so it will be able to handle heavier bullets and maybe take a deer in Maine if I ever get the notion. I bought some Hornady VMax 75gr and Sierra 85 gr HPBT to start with. I'm hoping to find a good load using H4895 or H4198 since I used both of these in other calibers and have a lot on hand. I've found recipes for them listed in manuals, but I'm wondering if anyone else has experience with these two powders in 6mm.
I ordered a set of Redding dies and I am waiting for them to come in. The gun came with four boxes of Remington ammo so I will have 80 pieces of brass to start. I've read some conflicting things about whether or not I can form brass out of other calibers of brass, so I'm also looking for advice on that.
Thanks in advance for the input - some of these answers are available online, I know, but I usually prefer to get the answers from a group I know and trust.
But for reloading, I'm wondering if anyone else here reloads for 6mm? This gun has a 1:9 twist, so it will be able to handle heavier bullets and maybe take a deer in Maine if I ever get the notion. I bought some Hornady VMax 75gr and Sierra 85 gr HPBT to start with. I'm hoping to find a good load using H4895 or H4198 since I used both of these in other calibers and have a lot on hand. I've found recipes for them listed in manuals, but I'm wondering if anyone else has experience with these two powders in 6mm.
I ordered a set of Redding dies and I am waiting for them to come in. The gun came with four boxes of Remington ammo so I will have 80 pieces of brass to start. I've read some conflicting things about whether or not I can form brass out of other calibers of brass, so I'm also looking for advice on that.
Thanks in advance for the input - some of these answers are available online, I know, but I usually prefer to get the answers from a group I know and trust.